analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Developer and publisher that actually made the game and can see sales, subscriptions, and engagement data: "We're very happy!"
GAF:
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Xbox and Microsoft “Very Happy” with Avowed Reception Despite Having No Firm Metric, Says the Director
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Killjoy-NL
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Sure, in the sense that people enjoying a game doesn't prevent it from failing or a studio getting closed.
Which was what it was about.
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Orbital2060
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diffusionx
Gold Member
Microsoft has lied about this before. The biggest example is in this thread.Developer and publisher that actually made the game and can see sales, subscriptions, and engagement data: "We're very happy!"
GAF:
Please, pay attention.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Hi-Fi Rush? Just because Microsoft shut Tango down doesn't mean Hi-Fi Rush didn't do well. There's infinitely more variables than that.
There's a reason Tango was acquired and a Hi-Fi Rush sequel is in development.
diffusionx
Gold Member
right, companies often shut down developers when they deliver successful, profitable, and high quality games. Especially publishers who badly need a content pipeline to feed their subscription service.
Come on man. Nobody knows if Avowed is actually a success but this is obvious BS, especially because she says there are no metrics.
If you're saying they tried to shut down something that had success then no one should give a shit about what's considered a success according to them.
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poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
I dont recall the Professor ever giving a statement that she was happy with the reception. Which is what this is about.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
Developer and publisher that actually made the game and can see sales, subscriptions, and engagement data: "We're very happy!"
GAF:
MS closed that studio down once, so now all studios are likely to be closed /GAF
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Yes, so clearly the rational reaction is to just assume that every game Microsoft claims is successful from here on out is actually a super secret failure /s
graywolf323
Member
when they don’t provide numbers sure
because we have evidence of exactly that problem
diffusionx
Gold Member
The rational reaction is to treat any MS proclamation of success or "happiness" with skepticism.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
They did provide numbers for Hi-Fi Rush though.
Killjoy-NL
Member
My reaction was to someone implying Avowed can't be a failure because people are enjoying it.
Could've used Hifi Rush, if that's what you prefer?
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
No we don't. Again, a studio being closed isn't "evidence" of anything other than that the studio was closed.
And we have plenty of "evidence" of successful games being released by Xbox Games Studios as well.
that's an obvious strawman
not everything they say is successful is actually successful, that seems like a pretty reasonable statement to make
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Developer and publisher that actually made the game and can see sales, subscriptions, and engagement data: "We're very happy!"
GAF:
Listen bub, we don't take kindly to positive news 'round these parts.
Donald mac Ronald
Member
How sad.
Imagine someone pretending to sub to gamepass of all things..
TBiddy
Member
The audience for these announcements seems to be mostly Playstation-fans. They are reacting the most, anyways. I find it funny when the same fans yell that Microsoft is "treating their audience like fools", not realising who they are calling fools.
Negotiator101
Member
It really is a good game, still going through it now and am really engrossed, which these days is rare for me.
GG. Really enjoyed my first run through the game.
Will do more renegade themed runs after playing some upcoming games like Shadows etc.
mayham2199
Member
Exactly a studio closing doesn’t mean anything. Studios close all the time for no reason at all.
It’s wild the lengths people will go to just to defend MS. They lied, they mislead people like they’ve done many times before. Its not as complicated as you want to make it out to be.